1990 San Jose mayoral election

1990 San Jose mayoral election

← 1986 June 5, 1990 (first round)[1]
November 3, 1990 (runoff)[2]
1994 →
Turnout37.09% (first round)
52.17% (runoff)
 
Candidate Susan Hammer Frank Fiscalini
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
First-round vote 34,822 39,833
First-round percentage 28.89% 33.04%
Second-round vote 89,399 88,016
Second-round percentage 50.38% 49.61%

 
Candidate Shirley Lewis Don Houston
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 29,049 9,444
First-round percentage 24.10% 7.84%

Mayor before election

Tom McEnery
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Susan Hammer
Democratic

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The 1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by a runoff election on November 3, 1990 after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Susan Hammer.

Incumbent mayor Tom McEnery was term limited.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in first round
  • William Chew
  • Louis Garza
  • Don Houston, realtor[6]
  • Shirley Lewis, San Jose city councilor[7]
  • Chris P. Panopulos, founder of the City of San Jose Fund[8]

Results

General election

1990 San Jose mayoral general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Frank Fiscalini 39,833 33.04
Democratic Susan W. Hammer 34,822 28.89
Nonpartisan Shirley Lewis 29,049 24.10
Nonpartisan Don Houston 9,444 7.84
Nonpartisan Chris P. Panopulos 4,257 3.53
Nonpartisan Louis Garza 1,869 1.55
Nonpartisan William Chew 1,260 1.05
Turnout 120,534 37.09

Runoff

1990 San Jose mayoral runoff election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan W. Hammer 89,399 50.38
Nonpartisan Frank Fiscalini 88,016 49.61
Turnout 177,415 52.17

References

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election June 5 1990-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "General Election Nov 6 1990-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Gottschalk, Mary (April 9, 2014). "History San Jose to honor Frank Fiscalini at annual event". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Yolanda. "Frank Fiscalini, Mayoral Candidate". laoferta.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer dies at 81". Bay City News. March 8, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Louis Garza and Don Houston, Mayoral Candidates say: "There is a need for change"". laoferta.com. La Oferta. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Herhold, Scott (October 9, 2017). "Shirley Lewis: Advocate for San Jose dies at age 84". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chris Panopulos dies; San Jose booster extraordinaire". Paradise Post. Bay Area News Group. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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